How to remove nail/screws from tiles (shower holder unit)

[djay16]

Hi can someone let me know what options I have for removing the nail/screws from the bathroom tiles.

Here's what happen, the nails/screw in the picture is part of the bottom holder of the shower holder (the vertical rod where you can hook your shower head to)

One day the whole rod came loose and it was because the bottom screws "broke" i guess. From the pic you can see the rust.

I would like to re-install a new shower holder, and I was trying to remove the old screws and put new ones as I don't really want to drill new holes into the wall.

Any suggestions ? I've tried pulling them out it don't work.

Also, I didn't do the initial installation so I might be wrong, but it look as to me that the screws are surrounded by some kind of rubber material and not being screw directly into the wall/tiles. What is that thing ?

 

[kbdiy]

The rubber 'thing' you refer to is actually a plastic wallplug which is used when fixing into any kind of masonry. A decent pair of grips clamped tightly onto what's left of the original screws might be enough to get a couple of turns. Then you might be able to pull the screw and plug out in one go.

Alternatively you could use a junior hacksaw to cut a slot in the top of the screw and free it that way.

Either way it's trial and error. As to whether you will be able to use the same fixings for the new slider rail is anyone's guess. No offence, but the fact that you can't recognise a wallplug makes me think you may not be cut out for DIY somehow.

 

[Charnwood]

Duplicated post.

//www.diynot.com/forums/plumbi...-screws-from-tiles-shower-holder-unit.390540/

 

[MANDATE]

It could well be rubber inserts, I have some where the rubber is expanded in the hole as the screws are tightened.
However! I've been faced with a broken screw in a new door frame and to remove it with minimum damage I used a short piece of tubing that fitted over the screw. I cut one end to form 4 teeth and used it to drill around the screw. Screw became loose and was removed, the remaining hole plugged and new screw fitted.